eating whilst playing

Táck

do you? if so, what do you eat prior and during playing?

we were out yesterday and i had 3 banana's and a twix and a litre of water.

stockdam

I usually don't eat whilst playing but if I do then it will often be a banana.

conno16

jaffa cakes and maltesers normally for me

do any of ye ever have a few alcohol drinks on the course?
played once or twice in the US and its the done thing bigtime
cant really figure out the logic here - might make ur swing more (too) relaxed

Adiaga 2

Good thread! I'd normally have a couple of bananas, couple of serial bars and about a litre of water.

Some good info here:

Nutrition for Golf

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conno16 wrote: »

jaffa cakes and maltesers normally for me

do any of ye ever have a few alcohol drinks on the course?
played once or twice in the US and its the done thing bigtime
cant really figure out the logic here - might make ur swing more (too) relaxed

I usually store a couple of beers in my hat. I find it keeps my head cool during long rounds as well as the obvious advantage of getting me tipsy to calm the nerves.

ShriekingSheet

conno16 wrote: »

do any of ye ever have a few alcohol drinks on the course?

Was playing a junior matchplay thing years ago down in Rosslare. Me and a couple of the other lads sneaked out of our digs and made our way down to the hotel and had a few drinks in the bar. We were rumbled at about 11pm when the whole crowd of team managers and club officials etc arrived in the same bar after dinner (we'd gone drinking in their hotel!).

Anyway, we legged it undetected and ended up with a crate of Bulmers on the course, drinking in a bunker. Next thing i remember is the alarm clock going off at 6.30am (match at 9) and having a laugh with the lads about it at breakfast. We were a bit embarassed by our drunken selves having left the pint bottles strewn about the place but basically just thought f*ck it. Just then, I glimpsed something from the night before and went a little pale.

I said it to the lads and they weren't sure but we jumped into action - I've never gotten dressed for golf so quickly in my life. We ran from the digs to the course where the greens staff were the only people pottering about. We retraced our tracks from the night before and sure enough, there it was surrounded by empty brown bottles and crisp packets. Our names written in block capitals in the bunker!

Muppets

conno16

lucky one!
ye could have got kicked out of the comp presumably?

is there a rule in golf about drinking beer on the course?

jimbling

Normally bring a sandwich and a litre of water.
I definitely weaken on the back 9 if I don't eat/drink.

Mister Sifter

Eating the right things before a round is probably just as important, if not more so. Whenever i'm playing any kind of sport, i make sure i get loads of fluids on board before i start. Getting some decent food inside you before a round is vital too. Can be hard with early starts, but you've gotta try get something inside you.

On the way round i'd normally eat bananas, cereal bars and the odd sandwich. Usually just water to drink.

stockdam

My drinking story.....

We were going to one of the top clubs in N.I. for a practice round and on the way down we were drinking. Most of us had the sense to stop at about three cans but one guy drank far too much.

When we arrived he could hardly walk. He "borrowed" a trolley from the shop and then emptied all his belongings in a bin in order to make way........for about 20 cans of beer.

Off we went to the first tee. I think I was 2 over after 5 but the guy who had been drinking was one under and playing well. On the 6th we were walking down the fairway when one of the wheels of his trolley caught the lip of a deep (and I mean deep) bunker. The weight of the cans in the bag made the trolley fall into the bunker and took my friend down with it. By now he could hardly speak let alone walk and he couldn't get out of the bunker. We climbed down, stole his shoes and left him there. We carried on and didn't see him until we got to the clubhouse.

thegen

conno16 wrote: »

jaffa cakes and maltesers normally for me

do any of ye ever have a few alcohol drinks on the course?
played once or twice in the US and its the done thing bigtime
cant really figure out the logic here - might make ur swing more (too) relaxed

Conno for a man just taking up the game you have manged to get to play a lot of golf

BTW, I'm a 3 banana and sports drink man on the course and maybe a snickers for desert.

SoupyNorman

I dont generally eat but I may impulse buy a Mars bar if the moment takes me.


I've brought a flask of hot whiskey once or twice when playing in wintry conditions .


Lots of water though!

Redzer7

Normally The jaffa Cakes Do The Trick Also A Double Decker Bar Or Yorkie And A Bottle Of Water

PhilipMarlowe

Nutri-grain Raisin bakes, An apple and usually water.
Made a rookie mistake yesterday and drank Lucozade sport on the course... I had a slight headache and that stuff made my heart race which didn't help the situation (inter-club is already tense enough!).

conno16

thegen wrote: »

Conno for a man just taking up the game you have manged to get to play a lot of golf

food on the course can be a distraction though
once i was munching through a pack of sam spudz when some randomer that i was playing with skewed his drive and went a bit mental
as if it was my fault the bloke couldn't keep it on the fairway

its important to get a good nights sleep as well before a game
and do research on the course
if i haven't played it before i'll usually download a map of the course and study it for a bit in advance

SoupyNorman

conno16 wrote: »

food on the course can be a distraction though
once i was munching through a pack of sam spudz when some randomer that i was playing with skewed his drive and went a bit mental
as if it was my fault the bloke couldn't keep it on the fairway

To be fair, making noise of any sort when a player is taking their shot is inexcusable really.

Par72

I love the Nature's Valley granola bars and try to have a few of those in the bag. Lots of water and some sucky sweets are good too.

billy3sheets

2 ham sangwiges & a flask of tae for me :pac:

fatherbuzcagney

i always have 4 or 5 tins of sardines in da bag and a fork, bottle of water to washem down.

JerryHandbag

SNICKERS!! GET SOME NUTS!! But seriously eating only this is probably why I always seem to finish my rounds poorly. Thanks for nothing Mr.T!

BeeSee

big bottle of lucozade sport and have a bar or two handy if needed

Codofwar

Only recently found out about the granola bars and they are the business, a litre or so of water with them and the odd time a sandwich if its a long or particularly hilly course seems to keep me going that bit longer.

jimbling

Drinking story: Went playing in Lee Valley in Cork one morning. We had been busy necking bottles of whiskey and vodka while partaking in a battle of wits at the card table.
Eventually we ran out of booze and were a bit sick of the constant accusations of cheating and swindling. This was just about the time someone came up with the absolutely genius plan of going for a round of golf.

Taxi called, clubs gathered.... clothes cleaned up. We were ready to go. Two of the guys with us had never even played pitch and putt... this was going to be fun. :pac: :pac:

The first tee beckoned. I stepped up to to strike the ball first.
Practice swing...... Practice swing...... and go for glory!!!! and ...... air ball

Okay, lets try that again.... nope, two more air balls before I finally managed to connect. And boy, what a connection. Straight down the middle...went a bit long and rolled into the rough at the end of the fairway.
Rest of the boys hit off... strolled (perhaps stumbled would be a more suitable word) down to go for shot number two. Ball had disappeared into thin air. And so the story goes on.

Had a great laugh, although not a lot of golf played. We finished up around 9.30am. Into the pro shop I went, "So, you looking to head out?". "Nope", says I, "I'm just finishing up.... how much my good man?"

FlutterinBantam

FFS can you guys not go 3 and half hours without grub.

Love to see the society guys before they go out, they would feed the Vietnamese frikken army with the load they bring out.

Jeez eat before you go out.

gorfield

Graeme1982 wrote: »

Eating the right things before a round is probably just as important, if not more so. Whenever i'm playing any kind of sport, i make sure i get loads of fluids on board before i start. Getting some decent food inside you before a round is vital too. Can be hard with early starts, but you've gotta try get something inside you.

On the way round i'd normally eat bananas, cereal bars and the odd sandwich. Usually just water to drink.

All good stuff there graeme. A few things ive been lucky enough to learn from nutritionists over the years.

Bananas- A slow release energy food, best eaten before a round 30mins or so followed by another at 6th and another at 12th.

Water-no energy release but keeps hydration. Every 2nd tee and sipped instead of gulped to decrease air build up.

Chocolate bar-Very useful for last 3 holes as it is a quick release energy and will help you over the line.

Energy drink-same as chocolate, however dont drink early in the round as after the energy rush the body will quickly feel tired and on a downer.

Just some interesting stuff, dont let people tell you chocolate isnt good as its a help at times,i use these methods and foods all the time as many of my tournaments demand 36 holes a day.

Oliverdog

A couple of things to remember.

You must keep yourself hydrated - if you're thirsty on a golf course, it's already too late.

A good 'portable' snack is a packet of dried apricots - most supermarkets sell these, together with other similar dried fruit - and it doesn't matter if you forget and leave the packet in your golf bag. They keep pretty well. Any golfer knows that, when clearing out the golf bag at the beginning of the new season, there will be a flat Mars Bar at the bottom of the bag.

Jimbling's drinking tale reminds me of a Sunday morning years ago at Killarney's Killeen course, after 36 holes on the Saturday followed by a mighty night of drinking. One of our fourball was in particularly poor shape, and after slashing yet another ball into the trees, came out with this gem -

'If I'd known I was going to play as bad as this, I'd have really got p*ssed last night !'

jph100

i used never really bring anything to eat or drink but i see its importance now. having said that i dont exactly eat the healthiest on the course.

i usually bring a few jaffa cakes, jelly babies and a couple of chocolate shortcake biscuits. ill definitely replace some biccies with a banana or 2.

for drinks, ill either have an energy drink and fill the bottle with water at the 10th when its gone. otherwise ill just bring water from the start.

soundsham

used to play society golf a while back and one guy was liable to bring anything that was in the fridge at home,could be bikkies or half a feckin b'day cake :eek: if it would go in his bag,

he often brought bits of cooked meat,ham,chicken,bodice yum:p(boiled ribs to those who don't know)............his party piece was to eat as he went and leave the bones in the hole for the next group to find......bloody nutter!:D

he would eat for most of the round if he could, like a little monkey he'd be in your bag as soon as his own was empty :rolleyes:

Oliverdog

Our Christmas meeting used to be the best for food. Pork pies, sausages, Christmas cake, once even mince pies with hot custard from a thermos. Drinks were quite inventive, usually coffee or tea with a little something added. Ever tasted coffee with gin? Tastes worse than it sounds.
On that particular day, the golf took second place.

billy3sheets

It's great at some events where you get a drink and a burger at 9th. Often thought it would be a good revenue stream for a club to have a little snack-bar half-way round. Loads of players wake up too late and skip breakfast, especially at weekends.

Miley Byrne

Ye mightn't believe this but I was golfing one day and one of the lads had a banana in the front pocket of his bag and while it was parked at the side of a green there were crows getting very interested in his bag. Anyway, one of the crows actually opened the zip and made off with the banana.... I kid you not. I would not have believed it unless I had seen it with my own eyes! For the life of me I can't remember what course it was.

conno16

sure denis
had you been watching a Fr Ted marathon special earlier that day?

Miley Byrne

conno16 wrote: »

sure denis
had you been watching a Fr Ted marathon special earlier that day?

I had Conno why? And I had just come from the driving range with the oversize balls too;)

conno16

just asking
those damn crowes

GreeBo

Licksy wrote: »

Nutri-grain Raisin bakes, An apple and usually water.
Made a rookie mistake yesterday and drank Lucozade sport on the course... I had a slight headache and that stuff made my heart race which didn't help the situation (inter-club is already tense enough!).

I've started drinking lucozade on the course (mainly due to 6 for €3 in Superquinn lately) and dont have any problems with it. If you are necking the bottle or drinking it on an empty stomach then you will have the same issues with any fizzy drink.

GreeBo

denisoc16 wrote: »

Ye mightn't believe this but I was golfing one day and one of the lads had a banana in the front pocket of his bag and while it was parked at the side of a green there were crows getting very interested in his bag. Anyway, one of the crows actually opened the zip and made off with the banana.... I kid you not. I would not have believed it unless I had seen it with my own eyes! For the life of me I can't remember what course it was.

On several holes at my (Dublin) course the squirrels will have your bag open and anything edible up a tree in 5mins if you leave your bag in the wrong place. They can also try to steal your ball from the tee which can be funny.

billy3sheets

denisoc16 wrote: »

Ye mightn't believe this but I was golfing one day and one of the lads had a banana in the front pocket of his bag and while it was parked at the side of a green there were crows getting very interested in his bag. Anyway, one of the crows actually opened the zip and made off with the banana.... I kid you not. I would not have believed it unless I had seen it with my own eyes! For the life of me I can't remember what course it was.

Black Bush as far as I recall the crows investigate your bag for food, especially on your first visit (i.e. a rookie)